No illegal medications were found in any of 23 horses who died at Santa Anita between Dec. 30, 2018, and March 31, 2019, according to a long-awaited report released Tuesday by the California Horse Racing Board.
The 27 defendants who were arrested and indicted Monday by federal authorities on charges related to manufacturing, procuring, distributing and administering illegal substances to racehorses are due back in court on March 23 for their initial pleas.
Owners who have horses based in New York with trainers Jason Servis and Mike Tannuzzo will have to make arrangements to move their stock to other trainers in the wake of the indictments handed down Monday by the District Attorney for the Southern District of New York, accusing both horsemen with participating in a scheme to administer illegal medications to horses.
Bonifacio Rayas, a fixture on the backstretch at Emerald Downs, died on Feb. 18, an Emerald official said.
Federal prosecutors in New York on Monday unsealed indictments accusing 27 individuals, including the trainers Jorge Navarro and Jason Servis, of administering illegal medications to racehorses.
The mutuel field, the 24th or “all others” option, closed as a lukewarm favorite over Authentic and Tiz the Law after three days of betting into Pool 3 of the 2020 Kentucky Derby Future Wager.
Winter handle in the United States has been surprisingly strong this year, despite substantial betting declines at Santa Anita Park in Southern California, according to an analysis of racing data conducted by Daily Racing Form.
The Department of Homeland Security has indicated that it will authorize an additional 35,000 H-2B visas for the summer season, according to the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, a decision that could ease some strain on trainers facing labor shortages.
Todd Pletcher will take over many U.S.-based horses for Sheik Hamdan's Shadwell Farm following Kiaran McLaughlin’s upcoming exit from the training ranks.
Tim Ritvo, a long-serving executive at The Stronach Group, is leaving the company as its chief operating officer “to pursue other opportunities,” the company said in a release on Monday afternoon.
